spirituous

English

Adjective

spirituous (comparative more spirituous, superlative most spirituous)

1. Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol
2. (of an alcoholic drink) Distilled
   • 1928, Edward A. Ross, World Drift, New York, London: The Century Co., page 22:

     while the per capita consumption of spirituous liquors remained constant, that of malt liquors rose

Synonyms

• spiritous